Today we will look at one of the most powerful tools in your troll arsenal--reductio ad absurdum, ie, reducing someone's argument to an absurd position. Reductio ad absurdum is an argument technique that basically says …
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Painting in Miniature 2: Up Next, Nurgle
July 16, 2019
Two years ago (February, 2017 to be exact) I boldly went into one of the final unexplored (for myself) frontiers of nerdy-ass hobbies: I started painting miniatures. This series is an attempt to document …
The Top 5 Most Homoerotic NSBM Album Covers
May 8, 2019
The genre of Heavy Metal is absolutely no stranger to homoerotic album covers. For every album cover featuring an un-erotically posed dragon or wizard, there are at least TWO covers featuring oiled-up, ridiculously over-muscled …
In a wide ranging interview with Indiewire over the weekend, showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay dropped a LOT of info about the new Lord of the Rings television adaptation. And, while a lot …
Best Metal Albums of 2018
March 27, 2019
Looking over the past few years of these "best of" posts, I've noticed that after my top 5, I usually end up with more and more reservations about the albums I call the "best" of …
Travels in Middle-earth 74: The Orocarni
February 22, 2019
Long ago, in an Age of the Sun far removed from our own, our world was a place of enchantment and lure undreamed of to our current race of Men. However, not all of …
Painting in Miniature 1: Starting out with Skaven
February 19, 2019
I suppose I've always been miniature-painting-curious--even all the way back to my first trip into a game shop in junior high. Unfortunately, none of my friends played games back then, so the cool-ass D&D …
Mailbag Monday 83 – www.isleyunruh.com 10th Anniversary Post!
December 9, 2018
Ten years ago today, I moved my thriving (for certain definitions of "thriving") Myspace blog over to the big-time: a real website. In honor of the occasion, I thought I'd revisit one of my most …
The Top 5 Best Black Metal Cover-photo Cock Shots
December 7, 2018
Black metal is a grim, hateful genre of music where misanthropy is celebrated above all else. In that spirit, today's post will examine those rarefied black metal bands who have committed to perpetrating that grimmest …
Top Ten Best Classic Black Metal Logos
November 20, 2018
After a carefully (and repeatedly) xeroxed black and white photo of yourself wearing a robe in the snow, a proper logo is one of the most important elements in any black metal band's packaging. The …